匹 – Kanji details

small animal

box on its side

legs

A box on its side with a bunch of dismembered legs of small animals inside. Someone must have been a little psychopath.

Do not confuse with 疋, which is the archaic counter for small animals.

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

あそこに犬いぬが二に匹ひきいます。

There are two dogs over there.

うちの犬いぬは２匹ひきのうち大おおきいほうです。

My dog is the bigger of the two.

この家いえ、猫ねこが何なん匹ひきいるの？

How many cats are there in this house?

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